Question 21 of 25intermediate🔧 ApplyFill in the Blanks2 marks
Study the highlighted word in the given sentence from the text and fill in the boxes with synonymous words. You may refer to a dictionary. Off he went, twirling his walking stick jauntily, leaving Ravi in a dilemma. 1. QU_ND__Y ← DILEMMA → 2. PR_D__C__M__NT
(1)
Answer
QUANDARY
(2)
DILEMMA → PR_D__C__M__NT
Answer
PREDICAMENT
Explanation
The word 'dilemma' refers to a difficult situation where one has to make a hard choice. Its synonyms include 'quandary' and 'predicament'. By filling in the missing letters in the given options, we get QUANDARY (QU_A N D_A R_Y) and PREDICAMENT (PR_E D_I C_A M_E NT).